Hygienic sleeping blanket



B. E. TUCKER HYGIENIC SLEEPING BLANKET Filed Jan. 29, 1925 A TTORNEY.

Patented July 2l, 1925.

UNITED STATES BEULAH n. TUCKER, or sT. noms,- MISSOURI.

HYGIENIC SLEEPING BLANKET.

Application led January 29, 1925. Serial No. 5,545.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it 'known that I, BEULAH B. TUCKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hygienic Sleeping Blankets, of which the following is a specification.

, This invention relates to hygienic sleeping blanket, sack or bag, designed primarily for vuse of infants and small children, but it is to be understood that it can be employed wherever found applicable, and the invention has for its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a sleeping blanket, sack or bag, with means for keeping the users arms and hands under cover and the body wholly inclosed to protect the same from cold or draughts, at the same time permitting freedom of the arms, body and limbs, whereby the blanket, sack or bag can be used with the utmost comfort.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a hygienic sleeping blanket, sack or bag, for

r the purpose referred to and including a removable back section of lighter material and which may be readily disconnected and washed when required.

Further objects of the invention are to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a sleeping blanket, sack or bag, which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong,-durable, compact, thoroughly efficient in its use, conveniently positioned with respect to the user, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes,variations and modiiications can be resorted to which fall within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

1n the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several viewsz Figure 1 is a plan view of the blanket, sack or bag when open, looking towards the front side thereof.

Figure 2 is a like view looking towards the inner, face thereof.

Figure 3 .is a longitudinal sectional view when closed.

Figure 4. is a section on line 4 4, Figure 2.

A hygienic sleeping blanket, sack or bag will be hereinafter termed a blanket, and it 1s formed of two sections detachably connected together and one of which is termed the front and the other the back section. The sections are formed of suitable fabric, and the front section is constructed of a material heavier than that .from which the removable back section is formed.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the front section of the blanket is generally referred to by the reference character 1 and the back section at 2. The section 1 is recangular in contour and of greater length than the section 2.

The section 1 between its transverse center and its upper end is bent upon itself to provide a fold 3 to oppose the inner face of said section. The bend formed by the fold 3, is indicated at 4. Binder strips 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are secured to the section 1 by the rows of stitching 11, 12, 13, 14:, 15 and 16 `at the edges of said section, but it is obvious that edges of said section 1 can be finished with a blanket stitch.

Secured to the fold 3, in proximity to the binder strip 8, is a series of spaced female fastener elements 17, and the section 1 has secured to its inner end outer face spaced female fastener members. The members on the inner face of the section 1 are indicated at 18 and arranged at each side thereof below the fold. The members on the outer face of the section 1 are indicated at 19 and are arranged in proximity to the binder strip .7.

The binder strips 9 and 10 enclose the registering portions of the side edges of the section 1, when the fold is formed, and the .rows of stitching 15 and 16, not only secure the binder strips 9, 10 in position but also the fold 3. It is obvious however that the rows of stitching 11 and 12 can be ex tended to act as means to secure the fold 3 and border strips 9, 10 in position, and it is furthermore obvious that the binder strips 5, 6, can be extended the entire length of the section and strips 9, l0 dispensed with, and with the strips 5, 6, secured in overlapping position with the fold 3 is set up and secured to oppose the inner face of section 1. As before stated the several binder strips can be dispensed with and the edges of the section 1 finished with a blanket stitch and with the fold 3 secured in position in any desirable manner.

The fold 3, in connection with the front of said section 1 and the bend 4, provides a permanent pocket 20 to receive thenpper portion of the body of the user, and said section 1 at the bend 3. and in proximity to the latter, is cut away to provide a neck opening 21. trally thereof, is slitted as at 22, and such slit terminates in the opening 2l. The slit 22 and opening 21, provide means for the passage of the head and neck, so that the blanket can be conveniently positioned on the user. The edges of the opening 21 and slit 22 are enclosed by a binder stri 23 and connected to the section 1, by the binder 23, is a shirring or draw string 2l for closing the slit and for maintainin the edge of the opening against the neck o the wearer.

The section 2 is of rectangular contour having each of the marginal portions thereof inturned, as at 25, and secured in inturned position by rows of stitching 26. Secured to the inner face of the section 2, at `each side and at each end thereof are spaced male fasteners which co-act with the female fastener members to detachably connect the section 2 to the section 1. The male fastener mem-bers at the sides of the section 2, are indicated at 27, those at one end at 28, and those at the other end at 29. The members 2T eo-act with the member 18, the members 28 with members 17, and members 29 with members 19. Normally the position of the section 2, is connected to the lsection 1, by the co-acting members 29 and 19, and after the section 1, has been positioned on the user, section 2 is further connected to section 1, by the co-acting members 27 and 18 and 28 and 17, and when section 2 is connected up, the blanket completely encloses the body, arms and limbs of the user.

In lieu of employing the snap fasteners, buttons and button holes could be substituted, the buttons carried by section 1 and the button holes formed in section 2. The arrangement of the buttons being similar to the disposition of the fastener members on the section 1, and this statement applies to the arrangement of the button holes in section 2.

The section l, other than being provided with the neck opening 21 and slit 22, is iniperforate. The section 2 is imperforate, and when the latter is connected throughout to section 1, it overlaps the lower end of the latter. See Figure 3.

It is thought that the 'many advantages of a blanket for the purpose set forth and in accordance with this lnvention can be The fold 3 at its upper portion, cenreadily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, yet it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction can be had which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim is y 1. A blanket for the purpose set forth, comprising a rectangular front section bent upon itself to form a fold at its upper end and with the fold fxedly secured at'` its folded ends and sides to form said section with a permanent pocket at the upper portion thereof, the bend formed by the fold cut-out to provide a neck opening, connecting means on the outer face of said fold, and on the inner and outer faces of said section below the pocket thereof, and a rectangular back section having its inner facev at each side and end provided with means co-acting with said connecting means for detachably connecting the back section to the front section.

2. A blanket for the purpose set forth, comprising a rectangular front section bent upon itself to form a fold at its upper end and with the fold ixedl secured at its folded end and sides to orm said section with a permanent pocket at the upper portion thereof, the bend formed by the fold cut-out to provide a neck opening, connecting means on the outer face of said fold, and on the inner and outer faces of said section below the pocket thereof, and a rectangular back section having its inner face at each side and end provided with means co-acting with said connecting means for detachably connecting the back section to the front section, the connecting means carried by the fold arranged in proximity to the lower edge thereof, and the connecting means on the outer face of the frontsection positioned in proximity to the lower end thereof.

3. A blanket for the purpose set forth, comprising a rectangular front section bent vupon itself to form a fold at its upper end and with the fold fixedly secured at its folded end and sides to form said section with a permanent pocket at the upper portion thereof, the bend formed by the fold cut-out to provide a neck opening, connecting means on the outer face of said fold and on the inner and outer faces of said section below the pocket thereof, and a rectangular back section having its inner face at each side and end provided with means co-actingwith the said -connecting means for detachably connecting the back section to the front section, and said back section of materially less weight than the front section.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

BEULAI-I B, TUCKER. 

